Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7765O
Smith & Nephew Plc
22 September 2011
 



 


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

Smith & Nephew PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Capital Research and Management Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

20 September 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

Below 5%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

 

Direct   Indirect

 

Direct

 

Indirect

 

Direct

 

Indirect

Ordinary GB0009223206

44,988,767

44,988,767

             43,903,030


43,903,030


4.9177%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

n/a






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 






Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

43,903,030

4.9177%



 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:

Capital Research and Management Company

14. Contact name:

Vivian Tan

15. Contact telephone number:

(213) 615-0469

 

 

Gemma Parsons

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephews plc

Tel:       +44 (0)20 7960 2228





 


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